… not on the way to the forum, but at Curious Theatre on Wednesday night when the second Denver Stories lit up the stage. The five original skits poking good-natured fun at Westword editor Patricia Calhoun, theater impresario Robert Garner, chef Troy Guard, public relations ace Andrew Hudson, and philanthropist Judi Wolf brought howls of laughter from a crowd that was as high-profile as those being skewered.
My column-writing colleague Bill Husted has details about the skits in today’s Denver Post, so I’ll fill you in on who was there.
Co-chairs Holly Kylberg and Dr. Dean Prina, for sure, and such others as the past and previous chiefs of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Don Seawell and Dan Ritchie; attorney Steve Choquette, president of the Curious Theatre board; Chip Walton, the producing artistic director; and the sponsors of Curious Theatre’s upcoming 10th anniversary season, Jeremy and Susan Shamos.
The Shamoses also were the sponsors of the Judi Wolf skit, “Little Red Do Some Good.”
Also, University of Denver trustee Joy Burns’ CBS4 chief Walt DeHaven with fiancee Wendy Aiello; public relations master Rex John; travel agent Don Greco; and photographer Alana Rothstein, a Denver native now based in Los Angeles who shot the commemorative photos of the inspirations for this year’s Denver Stories.
We also spotted Roselyn Saunders; Douglas Kerbs; Jamie Angelich; Ernie Blake and Sharon Magness Blake; Peggy Beck; Bradley Joseph; Allan Frank and Margot Gilbert Frank; Britta Erickson; Ernest Gurule; Aaron and Sandee LaPedis; Roger Hutson; Elizabeth Neid; Jamie Van Leeuwen; Carol Wolf; Terry Vitale and John Head; and Judi Wolf’s sons, Lance, Victor and Marco Chayet with their wives, Barbara, Susan and Paige.
Troy Guard not only was part of the show, he donated the cocktails and hors d’oeuvres served before guests took their seats and hosted the after-party at his Nine75 restaurant. Gateaux provided the sweets served at intermission.Pictures from Denver Stories can be viewed at denverpost.com/SeenGallery.

Society Editor Joanne Davidson’s column appears every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday in the Scene section. She can be reached at 303-809-1314 or jdavidson@denverpost.com. While she may never star in Denver Stories, she sure could provide the writers with some interesting fodder.

Study after study has shown that when it comes to charitable fundraisers, Denver has more per capita than any comparably sized city in the nation. Joanne Davidson has been covering them for The Denver Post since 1985, coming here from her native California where she'd spent the previous seven years as San Francisco bureau chief for U.S. News & World Report magazine.